wyrd
wyrd · wyrds
Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse contextFate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse context.
/wɪəd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse context.
More definitions
- fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Origin
Learned borrowing from Old English wyrd. Doublet of weird.Learned borrowing from Old English wyrd. Doublet of weird.
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Forms
plural: wyrdsSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedwyrd folk
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable